Cercosaura

Cercosaura ocellata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Cercosaura
Species (18): C. anomala – C. anordosquama – C. argulus – C. bassleri – C. doanae – C. eigenmanni – C. hypnoides – C. manicata – C. nigroventris – C. ocellata – C. olivacea – C. oshaughnessyi – C. pacha – C. parkeri – C. phelpsorum – C. quadrilineata – C. schreibersii – C. steyeri

Name

Cercosaura Wagler, 1830

• Type species: Cercosaura ocellata Wagler, 1830, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Wagler, J.G. 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugetiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung: München, Stuttgart, & Tübingen. 354 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Doan, T.M. & Lamar, W.W. 2012. A new montane species of Cercosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Colombia, with notes on the distribution of the genus. Zootaxa 3565: 44–54. Preview Reference page. 
• Echevarría, L.Y., Barboza, A.C. & Venegas, P.J. 2015. A new species of montane gymnophthalmid lizard, genus Cercosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), from the Amazon slope of northern Peru. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9(1) [Special Section]: 34–44. BHL Reference page. 
• Sturaro, M.J., Rofrigues, M.T., Colli, G.R., Knowles, L.L. & Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 2018. Integrative taxonomy of the lizards Cercosaura ocellata species complex (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 275: 37–65. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2018.04.004 Reference page. 
• Mamani, L., Chaparro, J.C., Correa, C., Alarcón, C., Salas, C.Y. & Catenazzi, A. 2020. A New Species of Andean Gymnophthalmid Lizard (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, and Resolution of Some Taxonomic Problems. Diversity 12(9): 361. DOI: 10.3390/d12090361 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cercosaura . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 September 2024.